#randy rhoads

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Randy Rhoads 🎸

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me: im not into the blue eyed blond type.

randy, Michael, Eric, duff, bret and James:

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Randy Rhoads

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(December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982)

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Rad

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In tribute to the birthday of Randall William Rhoads (December 6th, 1956 – March 19th, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne.

Randy Rhoads Background information:

Born on December 6th, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, U.S.

Died: March 19, 1982 (aged 25) Leesburg, Florida, U.S.

Genres: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Neo-Classical Metal & Shred

Occupation(s): Musician, songwriter, producer

Instruments: Guitar

Years active: 1972–1982

Labels: Epic, CBS, Sony, & Jet Records

Associated acts Ozzy Osbourne & Quiet Riot

Website: www.randyrhoads.us

Originally educated in classical guitar, Rhoads combined these early influences with heavy metal, helping to form a subgenre later known as neoclassical metal.

With Quiet Riot, he adopted a black-and-white polka-dot theme which became an emblem for the group. He reached his peak as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, performing on tracks including "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" on the Blizzard of Ozz album. "Crazy Train" features one of the most well known heavy metal guitar riffs.

He died in a plane crash while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads is regarded as a pivotal figure in metal music, credited with pioneering a fast and technical style of guitar soloing that largely defined the metal scene of the 1980s.

His contributions in Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne's early solo works helped to popularize various guitar techniques now common in heavy metal music, including two-handed tapping, tremolo bar dive bombs, and intricate scale patterns, drawing comparisons to his contemporary, Eddie Van Halen.

The Jackson Rhoads model guitar was originally commissioned by him. He has been included in several published "Greatest Guitarist" lists, and has been cited by other prominent guitarists as a major influence.

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in light of Ozzy's induction into Hall of Fame, here's this pic

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30 Day Band Challenge

𝑫𝑨𝒀 4 ✯ A picture of your favorite guitarist

(Too hard to choose I have like 1717199101982929 favs)

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Released September 12, 1980 (UK and EU):

OZZY OSBOURNE "Blizzard Of Ozz".

What was originally to be the debut album by the band Blizzard Of Ozz (mysteriously) became Ozzy's debut "solo" album when it was released (the deceit and corruption started that early on).

It wasn't released in North America until March 1981.

Written and performed by the brilliant combination of Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley. Plus Lee Kerslake. Ozzy only contributed a couple of catchphrases and song titles.

Don Airey guested on keys.

Spawned the classics "Crazy Train", "I Don't Know", Mr. Crowley" and "Suicide Solution", ...

Featured some of the greatest guitar, inventive bass playing, and drumming ever. No one knew what these guys were capable of until put together in this band.

The album peaked at # 7 in the UK and #21 in the US. And has since gone 4x platinum in the US alone.

And we all know about the ongoing withholding of royalties, lawsuits and re-recording of the bass and drums, etc. Deceit and corruption still continue.

The two non-LP single B-sides were very good too. "You Looking At Me, Looking At You" was a "Blizzard" studio out-take. While "You Said It All" was written and recorded live during a concert sound check.

RIP Randy Rhoads and Lee Kerslake.

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Randy Rhodes 🖤🤍

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Meanwhile...... in Guitar Heaven 🏝😇🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🤘😎

Imagine all of these legends jamming together, playing each other's music.

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Blizzard of Ozz US 1981 (September 11th, 1981 in Sunrise, Florida) — Tommy Aldridge, Steve Clark, Rick Allen, Randy Rhoads, Joe Elliott, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Savage, Rudy Sarzo and Pete Willis.

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15 y/o randy rhoads

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Never Say Die Tour at the Oakland Coliseum, in Oakland, CA, Dec 2, 1978.

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